Octogenarian senior citizen, American screenwriter (The Deer Hunter) and actor on TV and movies (The Young and the Restless; Days of Our Lives; The Three Stooges Meet Hercules) born May 2, 1936. (Quinn RedekerPhoto: The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 1962 movie trailer | Columbia Pictures)

American songwriter, gospel and Grammy Award-winning country music lead singer of The Gatlin Brothers (Broken Lady; All the Gold in California; She Used to Be Somebody’s Baby), born May 2, 1948. (Larry Gatlin 2008 Photo: Senior Airman Marleah Miller / US Air Force | Wikimedia / PD)

American actor on TV (Land of the Giants; Capitol), and producer of TV commercials and documentaries (DJM Productions) (born May 2, 1936 – died Oct. 30, 2016; age 80). Cause of death for Don Marshall is unknown. (Don Marshall 1969 Land of the Giants Photo: ABC Television eBay | Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)